This is Volume 1 showing the first 250 photographs from a very exciting collection of photos taken by many Allied servicemen during the Normandy Campaign of the Summer of 1944. Following the D-Day Landings on 6th June 1944, the Allies attempted to breakout from the bridghead throughout June. The Americans drove up the Cotentin peninsula towards Cherbourg and then across through into Brittany. Many of the photos show the devestation of battle of just the ordinary little villages that were destroyed in the name of the Liberation. If you are a military vehicle enthusiast who owns and loves their Jeeps, Dodges and Jimmies, then see your vehicle in it’s environment. Who knows maybe your actual vehicle may be in one of the photos. Looking at many of the photos the Summer of ’44 looked pretty dry and dusty, with many vehicles covered in a light dust. Again a useful observation for model makers amongst us.
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Bedford OXC 4x2 Tractor (GXE 890) |
Scammell SV1T Breakdown |
Foden 6x6 Heavy Recovery (34 KE 82) |
Eastern Front Collection 1419 |
Scammell Crusader 6x4 Tractor (64 G |
Eastern Front Collection 428 |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Wrecker (36 CL |
Fordson 917T 3Ton 6x4 Balloon Winch |
Crossley 1GL8 3Ton 6x4 Workshop (KU |
Land Rover 101 GS (Arabic) |
Standard 12hp Utility Conversion (L |
AEC 0853 Matador (940 OM) |
Morris Light Reconnaissance Car |
Morris C4 15cwt GS |
Bedford RL 3Ton 4x4 Cargo (NAS 304) |
Austin Gipsy LWB (918 FUW) |
Land Rover S1 80 (86 BR 33) |
Land Rover 101 Ambulance (FWD 415 Y |
Eastern Front Collection 762 |
Renault R2087 0.75Ton Cargo (AAT 87 |